Packaging Digest - October 1, 2008
Features
Winemaker chooses PET bottles for fine wines
Jean Charles Boisset could be considered a bit of a maverick. As president of Boisset Family Estates, which has wineries in France, Italy and California, he is a fervent believer in packaging with sustainable characteristics. In fact, in a bold move, Boisset recently announced that his company will use lightweight PET bottles for all of its Beaujolais Nouveau wines imported to North America f...
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- Packaging opportunities exist - even in tough times
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- Single-serve milk revs up with a revise
- Canteen bottle debuts for Russian vodka
- Green Giant grows graphics in its garden
- New packaging for Monterey Gourmet
- Glass jar shows off salsa's sass
- Luxe look for French fruit
- Shelf-stable rice cups are Minute Rice-ready
- Apple sauce in a bushel of jar sizes
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- Ink-jet printer
- Rotary encoder
- Liquid filler
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- Case packer
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- Metal detector
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- Cartoner
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- Benefits of recycling build a strong case for action
- System Integration
- Other providers offer system integration
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- Automation and Controls
- System management uncorks production bottlenecks
- Bin Packing
- Software optimizes Avon's case packing
- Bottle Coatings
- Plasma coating protects wine in PET bottle
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- Domestic Packaging
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- Operations Software
- Software integrates Sonoco's packaging systems
- Organic Packaging
- Organic foods producer banks on sample packs
- Package Design
- High-impact packaging can be redesigned for sustainability
- Package Testing
- Computer's recycled packaging bags an award
- Packaging Museum
- London museum is home to packaging nostalgia
- Packaging Update
- Brewer rebuilds brand with new packaging look
- Pneumatic Conveying
- Pneumatic conveying lifts companies' production
- Resealable Packaging
- Plumrose zips up sales with resealable Zip-Pak closures
- Warehousing
- Food maker automates storage/retrieval in cold warehouse
- New Technology
- RFID Technology
- Alternatives uses of RFID offer ROI
- Robotic Pick and Place
- Cheese producer uses robotics to boost production
- Social Responsibility
- Tetra Pak and dairies donate 100,000 cartons of milk
- Product of the Day
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